Question

In "A Trip Back," Robert Olen Butler makes frequent use of foreshadowing. Which BEST describes foreshadowing?

a. a discrepancy between what is said and what is accomplished in a story
b. the use of descriptions that indicate what has happened previously
c. the use of clues that suggest what will happen later in a story
d. a concise statement that reveals a principle or moral lesson

Answer 1

The answer that best describes foreshadowing is C) the use of clues that suggest what will happen later in a story.
It is carefully used to conceal what is going to happen - only those who pay a lot of attention to its clues can deduce that there is a foreshadowing at hand.